#2956BD#2956BD

#2956BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2956BD
RGB	rgb(41, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 22.28, -58.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 62.65, 290.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% -0.0191 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.17 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4243, 10.7996, 49.5113)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2956BD #BD9029

analogous

#29A0BD #2956BD #4629BD

triadic

#2956BD #BD2956 #56BD29

tetradic

#2956BD #BD29A0 #BD9029 #29BD46

square

#2956BD #BD29A0 #BD9029 #29BD46

split-complementary

#2956BD #BD4629 #A0BD29

monochromatic

#132858 #1E3F8B #2956BD #4B76D8 #7D9CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#2956BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#2956BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2956BD

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2956BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2956BD	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2956bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a85d2',
    500: '#2956bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2956bd;
$custom-light: #7a85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2956bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.757,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48411,
    "c": 0.16994,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2956BD

secondary

#CBB277

accent

#B540E7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2956BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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